ZIHmbra el País con Orgullo

https://youtu.be/-ed7GN-WgmU

We were surprised to see that there were NO events in downtown Zihuatanejo for the Noche del Grito. What few visitors were here wandered about aimlessly looking for an event that wasn't happening. The Palacio Municipal is an inconvenient location for most of us, but the downtown streets and waterfront were mostly empty Tuesday night.

Most people in Mexico watched El Grito on TV at home with their family, as we usually do.

In Tuesday night's Grito in Mexico City, Presidenta Sheinbaum mentioned Antonia Nava, a hero of the war for independence from Spain who is from Tixtla here in Guerrero. She has never before been included in the VIVAs. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the free concert and the Grito at the Zócalo in Mexico City without incident. Meanwhile, in Zihuatanejo a friend who was there said someone was killed at the Grito at the Palacio Municipal, though no local media report it.

All across Mexico and around the world, Mexicans and countries friendly to Mexico, including Iran, commemorated Mexico's Día de la Independencia. More Mexicans are prouder of their country and their heritage than ever. Mexico está de moda, as Presidenta Sheinbaum likes to say.

According to Guerrero's Secretaría de Turismo, Ixtapa's hotels had over 71% occupancy today, though you'd never have noticed since almost none left their hotels. Zihuatanejo's occupancy was reported at just over 24%, and even that may be an exaggeration. That's why we call them cifras alegres. They just don't seem to reflect reality.

This Wednesday we enjoyed our comida at one of the very few restaurants open in downtown Zihuatanejo, Los Braseros. Besides the excellent food and service, their A/C feels great during hot afternoons like today's.

Zihuatanejo is likely to be rationing water by January of next year due to the lack of rain this year. The earliest we'll ever have run out of water. But we'll keep building condos and luxury resorts and residences because "Zihuatanejo must grow", instead of implementing a moratorium and getting our house in order. Got cement to sell! It turns out the previous mayor lied to us about his "pozo radial" resolving our water problems. This is one of the topics that Alex Serna, the ecologist and reporter, reported on frequently. The current mayor asked us not to water our plants so much while she enjoys her luxury home with a pool and luscious gardens with her own gardener. Poor hard-working folks are expected to go days without water beginning in January. Some already haven't had water for days and weeks.
La falta de agua en Zihuatanejo es a propósito según lo que fue documentado por Alex Serna justo antes de ser encontrado torturado y asesinado.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/990870103696574
El estiaje en la región de Zihuatanejo llega más rápido que nunca por razones documentados aquí por Alex Serna justo antes de ser encontrado torturado y asesinado.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/928298833572036

Tomorrow is JUEVES POZOLERO, and it sure sounds like what we're going to have since it's been a while. El Buen Sazón serves some excellent pozole at their location on Calle Catalina González 3 blocks from the waterfront in downtown Zihuatanejo. Give them a try if you haven't already. They're a wonderful family and they serve some of the most delicious local fare.
https://www.zihuatanejo.net/restaurants.html

¡Cuidemos nuestro patrimonio!
#JusticiaParaAlexSerna
#MásSeguridadPúblicaMenosCemento
#NoBlueFlag
#PreservemosPlayaManzanillo
#DenunciaElEcocidio

Uno de los charros al final del desfile esta mañana por Día de la Independencia en Zihuatanejo.